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STATEMENT OF WORK
My labor-intensive sculptures and paintings transform deadwood trees into conceptually rich images. Simple parameters provide me with a complex process: It begins with searching for old deadwood possessing unique form. I accelerate the aging process further by weathering or a controlled burn. Using power tools, I create channels for grafting a young tree into the remaining trunk. The appearance of surviving centuries of harsh climate is achieved through ancient bonsai techniques of wiring, pruning, tying, and defoliation. I utilize dramatic lighting to document new life growing out of and merging with the old wood. My goal in painting each piece is to explore themes of ecological stewardship, perseverance, restoration, and convey a beauty that emerges from rising above the suffering of existence.